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For the first time it has been seen that epigenetic changes in the offspring of mice that have consumed alcohol in 'binge' are maintained in the adult stage. Photo by Eeshan Garg to Unsplash.
20.06.2019

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy causes epigenetic changes to the fetus

The Institute of Evolutionary Biology covers a wide range of topics. Credit: Tomàs Marquès-Bonet.
19.06.2019

IBE: 10 years of science to discover life, unravel evolution and preserve biodiversity

A recent study by IMIM and Hospital del Mar shows that the sooner ICU patients start using their own respiratory muscles, the better the recovery. (Image from the United States Air Force Medical Service)
13.06.2019

ICU patients recover faster when they use their own respiratory muscles

The human body can be seen as a complex network of proteins specifically interacting with each other. Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash
28.05.2019

A webserver to study the protein networks perturbed in diseases

13.05.2019

Nutrient availability and embryonic growth are connected

Example of urban gardening in the rooftop of a building in Barcelona.
17.04.2019

Urban gardening and the health of socially vulnerable people

Fer una recerca responsable en biomedicina implica posar el focus en el pacient. Foto de Paul Skorupskas a Unsplash
10.04.2019

Responsible research: putting the focus on the patient

05.04.2019

Artificial intelligence, ADHD and bone fractures in patients with HIV

05.04.2019

Magnesium helps bacteria to survive antibiotics

The session on breast cancer brought together doctors, researchers and patients. Photo by Charles via Unsplash.
03.04.2019

Life after breast cancer

The research group "Nutrition Signals in Insects" is made up of a graduate student, a laboratory technician, a bioinformatics and the principal investigator, José Luis Maestro.
26.03.2019

In search of a specific pest control

Manuel Pastor, principal investigator at the pharmacoinformatics group at GRIB.
21.03.2019

Manuel Pastor: “We have created one of the world’s largest toxicology database”

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